Vocabulary

old age; ageing; aging

papermaking; paper manufacture

manager; executive

part-time work

constructive

fist

to be found

modest; humble

wise person; virtuous person; sage

principal; capital

atom

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

source (of a spring, etc.)

equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

guard; convoy; escort

town hall; public hall

public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives

public telephone; pay phone

public hall; community center; community centre

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

thickness

excuse; pretext

curiosity; inquisitiveness

filial piety

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

antibiotic

antibody

reserve; spare; backup

within a school

black tea

enzyme

chorus group; choir

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

national anthem

marriage; matrimony

marking; grading; scoring

lead (Pb)

chlorine (Cl)

coming and going; traffic